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The phrase of “be careful what you wish for” is associated with W. W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw,” yet it doesn’t actually appear anywhere in the 1902 short story. The closest semblance is the line, “If you must wish, wish for something sensible.” That said, the more ubiquitous statement emphasizes the risk of tempting fate.

This one punishing lesson in resisting greed, taking responsibility, and exerting self-control has gone on to spawn numerous adaptations, both faithful and loose. From film to television, W. W. Jacobs’ cautionary tale has touched just about every form of entertainment since its birth.

And if the classic “The Monkey’s Paw” wasn’t enough to stop the allure of wish fulfillment, then perhaps these twenty other stories might do the trick.

Tales from the Crypt: Wish You Were Here (1972)

Image: Richard Greene and Barbara Murray in “Wish You Were Here” from Tales from the Crypt (1972).

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Tony Todd at Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2023 Photo: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA

The actor Tony Todd has died, aged 69, after many years of illness, it was announced today. Widely admired for his versatility yet often cast for his deep, resonant voice, he was a popular member of the genre community who enjoyed attending events and meeting fans.

Perhaps most widely known for his iconic performance in Candyman, Todd appeared in numerous horror films, including the Final Destination series, Wishmaster, Hatchet, The Crow, Hell Fest and The Final Wish. He also made an impression in more mainstream far, however, such as Platoon, Le Secret and The Rock.

On the small screen, he endeared himself to fans as Klingon character Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as making appearances in Scooby-Doo and Xena: Warrior Princess. His voice work included being the...

Final Destination 6 is aiming for a 2025 theatrical release (IMAX screens included) – and next year we might also get a new movie from original Final Destination screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick, as Deadline reports that Reddick is teaming up with Convoke Media, Vast Entertainment, DreamPunk Entertainment, and Emmy-winning director Lane Shefter Bishop (The Venice Murders) to get a film called Bloody Mary: Origins into production.

Based on the novel Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan, Bloody Mary: Origins was scripted by Reddick and John Stancari – who, sadly, passed away in 2018 after a long battle with cancer. This is Stancari’s first produced film and will be dedicated to his memory. The story follows a group of teenage girls who discover an ancient spell that conjures the real Bloody Mary. When the terrifying entity pulls one of the girls through the mirror, she becomes trapped in the past, living out the real Mary Worth’s last days.

The 1996 version of The Island of Dr. Moreau, which was directed by John Frankenheimer (who replaced Richard Stanley after half a week of filming), is a well-known disaster, but that was just one of many cinematic adaptations H.G. Wells’ 1896 novel has received over the years. That novel has inspired the 1932 classic Island of Lost Souls, 1959’s Terror Is a Man, 1972’s The Twilight People, a 1977 film that actually kept the The Island of Dr. Moreau title, the Full Moon production Dr. Moreau’s House of Pain, and more. Now we can add another title to the list, as Deadline reports that Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins has signed on to star in the The Island of Dr. Moreau reimagining Eyes in the Trees.

Timothy Woodward Jr., who most recently directed the horror comedy Til Death Do Us Part, will be directing Eyes in the Trees from a screenplay by...

Final Destination franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick wants to see more survivors in the films, as he believes the idea of everyone dying in the end is too cynical and uninteresting. Reddick draws inspiration from his own mother's prolonged life to show that while you can't cheat death, you can extend your time through strength and resilience. Final Destination 6 is confirmed, but it's unclear if the filmmakers will take Reddick's advice.

Although death is alluded to in its films' titles, Final Destination franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick says he wishes the movies featured a little more living. In a recent interview, Reddick, who co-wrote the first film's screenplay alongside director James Wong and Glen Morgan (based on an original story by Reddick) shared that he'd love to see more survivors as the franchise moves forward. Each Final Destination film follows a group of people who do their very best to cheat death.

Not every romance ends happily ever after. Picture it. It's the day of the wedding. The groom looks dashing. The best man is fussing over his speech. Friends have gathered at the church. And, after checking herself out in the mirror, the bride-to-be bails on her big day. She has decided to leave her mysterious life behind. Easier said than done. On behalf of the ex-fiancé, the seven groomsmen set out to change her mind. However, these aren't your ordinary buddies but a cadre of highly-skilled elite mercenaries. And everyone's mutual employer, the enigmatic Dean, has one outstanding rule: Under no circumstances will anyone ever leave the profession alive. As Til Death Do Us Part's trailer teases, things quickly spiral out of control. But if they think this scrappy bride is going down without a fight, they are dead wrong.

Director Timothy Woodward Jr. [The Call] recently spoke to Cbr about the movie's gender-bending premise,...

Stars: Cam Gigandet, Natalie Burn, Ser’Darius Blain, Jason Patric, Nicole Arlyn, Orlando Jones, Pancho Moler, D.Y. Sao | Written by Chad Law, Shane Dax Taylor | Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.

As Til Death Do Us Part opens The Best Man sits in a pew working on his speech as upbeat music plays in the background. That’s followed by similar glimpses of other wedding party members prepping for the ceremony. A flashback to The Bride and Groom, nobody in this film has a name, on vacation serves to reinforce the happy image.

But Til Death Do Us Part isn’t a Hallmark Channel rom-com or Lifetime Channel thriller. Because when The Bride gets cold feet and bails on the wedding, we find out everyone involved in the ceremony is a highly skilled assassin. Now the stood-up Groom wants more than just his ring back, and their employer doesn’t take resignations well.

An exclusive clip from the upcoming action thriller Til Death Do Us Part teases what’s at stake when a bride finds herself doing battle with her ex-groom and seven angry killer groomsmen after bailing on her wedding. Coming courtesy of Cineverse, Til Death Do Us Part promises to bring audiences the same stylish violence and blood-soaked action as the likes of John Wick and Kill Bill as the movie seamlessly blends slick, kinetic thrills with a dark, twisted tale of revenge.

You can check out our exclusive clip from Til Death Do Us Part below, which combines the dark humor and vicious vibes of the film well.

From the creator of Final Destination, Til Death Do Us Part portrays the grim reality that not every romance story ends with happily ever after. After running away on her wedding day, a bride-to-be must fight for survival against her former fiancé and his seven deadly groomsmen.

Cineverse will be bringing “the ultimate horror showdown” ‘Til Death Do Us Part to theatres on August 4th, and with that release date just around the corner they have unveiled a clip from the film that gives a preview of a scene where a bride engages in a brutal fight with a groomsman. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. (The Final Wish) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Black Water) and Shane Dax Taylor (Isolation), ‘Til Death Do Us Part portrays the grim reality that not every romance story ends with happily ever after. After running away on her wedding day, a bride-to-be must fight for survival against her former fiancé and his seven deadly groomsmen. In the ultimate horror showdown, the groomsmen soon discover that she has no intention of going back to the life she left behind.

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Final Destination screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick has produced a new film that’s said to bring “the ultimate horror showdown” to the screen! The film in question is ‘Til Death Do Us Part, and it’s set to reach theatres on August 4th. With that date just two months away, a trailer has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. (The Final Wish) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Black Water) and Shane Dax Taylor (Isolation), ‘Til Death Do Us Part portrays the grim reality that not every romance story ends with happily ever after. After running away on her wedding day, a bride-to-be must fight for survival against her former fiancé and his seven deadly groomsmen. In the ultimate horror showdown, the groomsmen soon discover that she has no intention of going back to the life she left behind.

The film is...

Exclusive: Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) is in advanced talks and Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Lin Shaye (Insidious) are attached to star in action director Renny Harlin’s (Cliffhanger) horror-thriller Carrier, scripted by the 10 Cloverfield Lane writing team of Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken.

In Carrier, when a mysterious phenomenon leads to mass chaos, a splintering family escapes to a small island…but their troubles are only beginning.

The movie is among the first projects for Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin’s recently minted sales firm Sentient Pictures International, which is handling world rights at the virtual EFM, which wraps this week.

Principal photography is slated to commence in fall 2022 in Europe and will be produced by Extraordinary Entertainment’s Harlin and Daljit DJ Parmar, alongside Spi’s Pierre Morel, Renee Tab and Tuffin.

Executive producers will be Michael Yeates, Campbell, Stuecken, Dimiter Nikolov, Andrew Marcus, Andy Schefter and Rob Van Norden.

The iconic horror film The Call, starring Tobin Bell and Lin Shaye, is coming back to the big screen with an extended, uncut edition just in time for Halloween. The Call: The Uncut Experience will be in 700 movie theaters nationwide on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. local time. For a complete list of theater locations go Here

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YouTube Names VP For Europe, Middle East & Africa

YouTube has appointed Pedro Pina as VP, YouTube, responsible for all aspects of the business across Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea). The exec arrives with 30 years of experienced in global marketing. He first joined Google in 2013 as leader in the Global Client & Agency Solutions team, working with clients including Apple and Coca Cola. In 2019, he was named one of the 10 most influential LGBTQ+ executives in the UK by the British LGBTQ+ awards. “I believe we have just scratched the surface when it comes to what YouTube can bring to people’s lives and to the world. The potential is limitless here in this region so the opportunity to lead the team to our next phase of growth was too good to miss,” said Pina.

Venice Unveils VR Program

The Venice Film Festival has rounded out its Virtual Reality selection with Venice VR Expanded titles announced today.

Stars: Kourtney Bell, Will Stout, Skyler Hart, Jeffrey Holm, Jaqueline Fleming, Amanda Grace Benitez, Damon Lipari, Han Soto, Dean J. West, Stephen Twardokus | Written and Directed by Jeffrey Reddick

[Note: With the film now released in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of Don’t Look Back from its screening at Frightfest last year]

Writer/director Jeffrey Reddick has a lot of form when it comes to supernatural horror. Not only did he create the long-running Final Destination franchise but he’s also behind the likes of underrated and under-seen supernatural slasher Tamara, Dead Awake and the more recent The Final Wish. All films that play with the idea of the dead returning for revenge on the living in one form or another. And Don’t Look Back is no different.

Don’t Look Back tells the story of Caitlin Kramer, a young woman trying to overcome her traumatic past who, whilst walking through the park one day, sees a man brutally assaulted. However no one intervenes to stop the attack. Instead they all start...

Set in the autumn of 1987 and starring horror genre titans Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell, The Call is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 15th via Cinedigm.

We have the full announcement and Blu-ray cover art below, and in case you missed it, check out our recent interview with Tobin Bell.

From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - Four Friends. One Phone Call. 60 Seconds. Stay Alive. After its successful nationwide theatrical run plus chart-topping premium VOD release, Cinedigm (Nasdaq: Cidm) announces that The Call is coming to Blu-ray™ & DVD December 15. Set in the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it.

Led by horror icons Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell,...

“Answer The Call For An Eerie Throwback To 80S Horror” Says Killer Horror Critic

Four Friends. One Phone Call. 60 Seconds. Stay Alive. After its successful nationwide theatrical run plus chart-topping premium VOD release, Cinedigm announces that The Call is coming to Blu-ray & DVD December 15. Set in the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it.

Led by horror icons Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell, The Call has been a hit with both audiences and critics alike with The Digital Journal saying, “Tobin Bell is a revelation” and “Lin Shaye is irresistible.” Strong word of mouth helped The Call become one of the top preforming horror films of the season...

Stars: Kourtney Bell, Will Stout, Skyler Hart, Jeffrey Holm, Jaqueline Fleming, Amanda Grace Benitez, Damon Lipari, Han Soto, Dean J. West, Stephen Twardokus | Written and Directed by Jeffrey Reddick

Writer/director Jeffrey Reddick has a lot of form when it comes to supernatural horror. Not only did he create the long-running Final Destination franchise but he’s also behind the likes of underrated and under-seen supernatural slasher Tamara, Dead Awake and the more recent The Final Wish. All films that play with the idea of the dead returning for revenge on the living in one form or another. And Don’t Look Back is no different.

Don’t Look Back tells the story of Caitlin Kramer, a young woman trying to overcome her traumatic past who, whilst walking through the park one day, sees a man brutally assaulted. However no one intervenes to stop the attack. Instead they all start filming the...

When you do evil, evil comes back to you… Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick (The Final Wish, Dead Awake) is back with directorial debut Don’t Look Back, a new horror movie that’s headed our way this Halloween. Kamikaze Dogfight and Gravitas Ventures will be releasing the film, which was both written and directed by Reddick, in theaters and on […]...

Set in the autumn of 1987 and starring horror genre titans Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell, the official trailer for The Call has been unveiled ahead of its October 2nd theatrical and drive-in release from Cinedigm:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA- Four Friends. One Phone Call. 60 Seconds to Stay Alive. In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs in The Call. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it. This simple task quickly spirals into terror as their worst nightmares become reality as they enter the realm of The Call.

This spine-tingling tale stars horror icons Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell, along with Chester Rushing (Stranger Things), Erin Sanders (Big Time Rush) and Judd Lormand...

Four Friends. One Phone Call. 60 Seconds. Stay Alive. Check out the trailer:

Four Friends. One Phone Call. 60 Seconds to Stay Alive. In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs in The Call. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it. This simple task quickly spirals into terror as their worst nightmares become reality as they enter the realm of The Call.

This spine-tingling tale stars horror icons Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell, along with Chester Rushing (Stranger Things), Erin Sanders (Big Time Rush) and Judd Lormand (Seal Team). The Call opens exclusively in theaters and drive-ins nationwide October 2 from Cinedigm (Nasdaq: Cidm).

Shaye is best known for her role of Elise Rainier from the worldwide box office hit franchise Insidious.

Stars: Michael Welch, Lin Shaye, Tony Todd, Melissa Bolona, Spenser Locke, Kaiwi Lyman, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Jean Elie, Christopher Murray, Douglas Tait, Larry Poole | Written by Jeffrey Reddick, William Halfon, Jonathan Doyle | Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.

Pretty much my whole reason for giving The Final Wish a watch was because Lin Shaye stars in it. She is a seal of approval for me and I know that even if the movie disappoints, then I will at least see a good performance from the veteran actress. That said, this also features Tony Todd, another reliable horror icon and had some decent-looking poster artwork, so it had at least a few things going for it.

The Final Wish has a simple concept. After his Dad dies, a man (Michael Welch) heads back to the place he grew up to see his Mum (Shaye). While he is there he discovers a mysterious...

Muddled and unimaginative plotting leaves this 90s-style low-budget chiller as a disappointing missed opportunity

The Final Wish could be the last straw. It’s another example of dumb horror: derivative, factory-product, unscary movie-making that jumbles up a bunch of secondhand tropes without any real storytelling discipline, although there is a decent, professional performance here from Lin Shaye as an ageing woman haunted by her past.

Aaron (Michael Welch), a young guy whose life is going nowhere and who thinks of himself as a failure, has to return to his home town on hearing that his dad has died. There is an uneasy reunion with his troubled mother, Kate (Shaye), local girl Lisa (Melissa Bolona) with whom he is still poignantly in love, and a number of school friends and school enemies. But his late father, an antiques dealer, had in his possession a mysterious urn that can grant wishes – which...

Feature in production with stars of Saw, Insidious franchises.

Voltage Pictures arrives at the Efm with international sales rights to upcoming horror feature The Call, which stars the Saw franchise’s Tobin Bell and Lin Shaye from the Insidious films.

Timothy Woodward Jr. directs from a screenplay by Patrick Stibbs about a group of friends who tormented an elderly woman suspected to be a witch. After the old woman dies, the friends are forced to call a phone installed in her casket. To their horror, someone on the other end picks up.

The feature, currently in production, is being produced...

Gothic Harvest

Ashley Hamilton’s Gothic Harvest, a New Orleans-based tale of ancient family curses and young women learning the hard way that they should be wary of talking to strangers, is likely to be noticed by horror fans due to the presence of Lin Shaye. Much admired for her work in the Insidious franchise and, more recently, The Final Wish (which she and I spoke about in January), she’s always looking for interesting new characters to explore. We discussed Gothic Harvest last month, on Friday the 13th with a full moon in the sky. She told me she’d been waiting for a parcel for months and had been told it would be delivered that day “of all days,” so she was convinced that these omens meant something would go wrong.

“I’m superstitious in a good way, I think,” she says, laughing, as we begin. “All roads lead to good.

“Alone,” the latest film from prolific horror director James Cullen Bressack, comes with one of the year’s creepiest premises: Alys, a sex trafficking victim who escaped from captivity ten years earlier, is lured into a terrifying survive-or-die scenario by someone from her past.

It’s a good fit for Spain’s annual Sitges film festival, which highlights fantasy and horror from around the world. “Alone” will have its world premiere in October as part of Sitges’ Midnight X-Treme lineup, and ahead of its public debut comes the extremely unsettling official trailer. Watch it exclusively at the top of the page now.

Starring Yulia Klass as Alys and Bruce Davison as the psycho who lures her to a mountain home in the middle of nowhere in the cold dead of winter, “Alone” also features Josh Kelly (“Transformers” franchise), Mark Rolston, Michael Paré, and Michelle Burke Thomas (“The Final Wish”).

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Set for release in theaters and VOD on September 20th is Ambition, directed by Bob Shaye. Featuring Katherine Hughes, Giles Matthey, Sonoya Mizuno, and Bryan Batt, with a special appearance by Lin Shaye, here's a look at the official trailer and poster:

"In the gripping, suspenseful thriller Ambition, Jude is an intense, driven musician preparing for the biggest performance of her life-but her ambition could end up killing her. As her competitors begin to die bizarre deaths, she recognizes a pattern that seems to connect her. Is she next? Her suspicions are confirmed in a shocking climax that puts into question her chances for survival, and her sanity. Opening in select theaters, digital and On Demand everywhere September 20th, 2019 from Unique Features and Shout! Studios, Ambition creates a world where desire and revenge converge into a questionable reality.

From the producer of Nightmare on Elm Street, Ambition stars Katherine Hughes,...

The official trailer for Ambition dropped today. From the producers of Nightmare on Elm Street, Ambition is a suspenseful thriller that creates a world where desire and revenge converge into a questionable reality.

Jude is an intense, driven musician preparing for the biggest performance of her life-but her ambition could end up killing her. As her competitors begin to die bizarre deaths, she recognizes a pattern that seems to connect her. Is she next? Her suspicions are confirmed in a shocking climax that puts into question her chances for survival, and her sanity.

The trailer opens like any other music-centric drama with an eerie twist. Jude is told she is "very talented... just like Emily." Unfortunately, it seems Emily Foster committed suicide, though some believe she was pushed. Jude is told not to let what happened to Emily get to her because it will make her go crazy. The trailer reminds us to.

Although he's best known by horror fans as the founder of New Line Cinema and the producer of A Nightmare on Elm Street movies (and executive producer of Freddy's Nightmares), Bob Shaye is also a director, and following 1990's Book of Love and 2007's The Last Mimzy, Shaye returns to the director's chair with the thriller Ambition, and Shout! Studios and Unique Features are teaming up to release the suspense thriller this fall.

Press Release: Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory and Unique Features announced a strategic distribution collaboration to bring visionary filmmaker Bob Shaye’s new suspense thriller Ambition to a wide variety of entertainment platforms and in select U.S. cinemas. Unique Features and Seth Willenson will handle theatrical distribution duties. Directed by Shaye, Ambition stars Katherine Hughes, Giles Matthey, Sonoya Mizuno, and Bryan Batt with a special appearance by Lin Shaye.

As the month of March continues to roll onwards, that means we have a brand new batch of Blu-rays and DVDs to look forward to this week, including a double dose of classic terrors from Scream Factory: The Witches (1966) and The Deadly Mantis. Arrow Video has put together an extensive Special Edition release for Strip Nude for Your Killer, and the indie horror film The Final Wish, featuring Lin Shaye, arrives on Tuesday as well.

Other March 19th home entertainment releases include Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Russian Bride, The Devil’s Restaurant, Crone Wood, and a Spiders triple feature set.

The Deadly Mantis

What’s worse than a horde of locusts? A gigantic man-eating praying mantis, released from a million years of deep, frozen sleep and ready to claw its way to world domination! This menacing insect kills everything in its path while scientists and military men work feverishly to stop it.

The first official trailer and poster for Blood Craft, featuring a who’s who of horror including Dominique Swain (Face/Off), Michael Welch (from The Final Wish), Mark Rolston (‘Drake’ in Aliens!), and Dave Sheridan (The Devil’S Rejects) has been released The witchcraft-centric horror film Blood Craft, featuring Dominique Swain (Face-Off), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), Mark …

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Tony Sokol Mar 8, 2019

Blood Craft trailer shows you don't get away from a witch's revenge just because you're dead.

Vertical Entertainment, which released the John Travolta starring gangster biopic Gotti, is taking a whack at witches in the occult vendetta film Blood Craft. They dropped the trailer in a fit of wrath. It is a revenge film with dark magic at the center.

Blood Craft was directed by horror genre specialist James Cullen Bressack. He co-wrote the screenplay with Madeleine Wade, who stars in the film as one of two witchcraft-practicing siblings. Her sister is played by Augie Duke. They want to take revenge on their father. The only problem is that he is already dead.

The film is currently enjoying a festivals run through March. “We can’t wait for audiences to discover this unique, thrilling and very Disturbing film," Bressack said in a statement. It will be available...

The witchcraft-centric horror film Blood Craft, featuring Dominique Swain (Face-Off), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), Mark Rolston (Aliens) and Michael Welch (The Final Wish), tells the story of two sisters who suffered abuse as children at the hands of their sadistic father who decide, after his death, to use witchcraft to bring his spirit back to get revenge…

Directed and co-written by friend of Nerdly James Cullen Bressack, the film will play festivals through March before being released digitally on April 9th. Madeleine Wade, who also stars in the film, co-wrote the screenplay with Bressack. Check out the trailer and poster below:...

"Rodeo isn't something I 'do', it's really – it's who I am." Netflix has debuted the first official trailer for an inspirational indie drama titled Walk. Ride. Rodeo., based on a true story about a young barrel racer who keeps racing despite a bad accident. The film tells the incredible true story of Amberley Snyder, a nationally ranked rodeo barrel racer who defies the odds after barely surviving a car accident that leaves her paralyzed from the waist down. Spencer Locke stars Amberley, with a full cast including Missi Pyle, Bailey Chase, Sherri Shepherd, Max Ehrich, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Raleigh Cain, and Barbara Alyn Woods. This is another one of these extra cheesy tearjerkers, with all the cliche lines of dialogue about overcoming anything and chasing your dreams. Here's the first official trailer for Conor Allyn's Walk. Ride. Rodeo., direct from Netflix's YouTube: The incredible true...

Last month, Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick‘s The Final Wish was given a one-night-only theatrical release courtesy of Fathom Events, and we’ve now learned that Cinedigm will be expanding the release of the Reddick-penned, Timothy Woodard Jr.-directed horror film! Reddick himself notes over on Instagram, “So excited! Because of the successful Fathom Events nationwide screening of The […]...

Melissa Bolona isn’t exactly like most actresses with a flourishing movie career.

The New Jersey-native, whose father is Peruvian and mother is American, says she’d always entertained the idea of acting for a living but never thought it was one of those things that could actually happen.

“I have no family in the industry,” says Bolona, 29. “I never thought of it as a viable option. School was always a priority in my family.”

In fact, it wasn’t until she was studying business abroad in Paris—she graduated from Pace university with a degree in International Marketing—that...

Delving into the past can lead a person to uncover a far more sinister discovery than they originally anticipated. That’s certainly the case for actor Michael Welch‘s troubled protagonist in the new horror film, ‘The Final Wish.’ The gritty and stylistic drama follows the conflicted character as he sets out to confront his past demons, […]

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Lin Shaye in The Final Wish

If you’re read much folklore, you’ll be aware that the granting of wishes often comes with a price attached. When Aaron (Michael Welch) returns to his family home after the death of his antique collector father, he discovers an item with a sinister past and is surprised at the sudden improvements that seem to take place in his fortunes, but it’s all too quickly evident to viewers that something sinister is afoot. Central to the film, and responsible for much of its emotional impact, is the presence of Lin Shaye as Kate, the mother he has been out of touch with for some years. Ever since her unforgettable turn in Insidious in 2010, Lin has been adored by horror fans, but her involvement with the genre goes back decades before that and she has a great deal of other impressive work to her name,...

Pro tip: Don't piss off Lin Shaye. At least that's what I'm taking away from our exclusive new clip from the horror thriller The Final Wish. A "new tale of death" from the creator of Final Destination, The Final Wish stars Michael Welch as a young man who returns to his hometown after the death of his father, where he has to face his devastated mother (Shaye) and the demons from his past. Things take a turn from the tragic to the terrifying when Aaron discovers a mysterious artifact in his father's belongings and sets a …...

Daniel Kurland Jan 14, 2019

Horror icon Lin Shaye stars in a new horror film from the creator of Final Destination, and we’ve got an exclusive look!

It’s always exciting when a horror film can think up a truly unique premise to draw its scares from—though we just as easily love when reliable staples from the genre are reconfigured to popular (and often gruesome) delight. Yet the ideal situation is when the best of both worlds can blend like so much blood and terror, and an old fashioned idea can be spun off in a radically new and exciting direction. That’s exactly what appears to be happening in the upcoming The Final Wish.

The Final Wish taps into that karmic retribution horror that makes the simple monkey's paw archetype still so effective. When Aaron Hammond (Michael Welch) returns home to help his mother (Lin Shaye) after the death of his father,...

Over the course of his acting career, Tony Todd has continued to find work in the horror genre, but aside from his lead turn in the Candyman movies, Final Destination may still be the one series that the actor is best known for, with Todd assuming the role of mortician William Bludworth in three of the franchise’s five installments.

But while the property has found consistent commercial success with its series of mundane yet elaborate death scenes, Todd feels that the Final Destination films may have reached their final destination, telling Bloody Disgusting that it’s simply an issue of profit.

“I am [surprised] but I know why there hasn’t been [another sequel],” Todd said. “It’s really an expensive film to shoot. Just getting whatever accident set pieces, like for example part two with the whole traffic accident, that took a good five weeks to shoot and at least 20 million bucks.

Happy almost 2019, dear readers! The holiday season is nearly over, but rather than let that get you down, why not indulge in some great horror movies coming our way over the next few months? Usually, the winter season of genre releases can be something of a mixed bag in terms of quality, but there some impressive projects coming out in the next few months that have me extremely excited as a horror fan. The two films that are my most anticipated are (of course) Us from Jordan Peele and Christopher Landon’s sequel Happy Death Day 2U, but I’m also very intrigued by what I’ve seen from films like Greta, Glass, Braid, Captive State, and Escape Room so far, and am really looking forward to seeing how those stories come together onscreen as well.

We also have a new sci-fi movie featuring Keanu Reeves getting released in the coming months,...

“Careful what you wish for” never had more dire circumstances than in The Final Wish, the new film from the creator of the Final Destination franchise. And now you can attend our free screening in New York City! Dread Central will be hosting an East Coast premiere of The Final Wish on Tuesday, January 8 […] The post Screenwriter to Join Dread Central’s Free NYC Screening of The Final Wish appeared first on Dread Central.

Thanks to her work in the Insidious movies, Lin Shaye has garnered a legion of fans, vaulting the talented character actress into leading parts well into her seventies.

In The Final Wish, Shaye plays Kate, a grieving woman who’s still devastated over her husband’s passing. When her son Aaron (Michael Welch) returns home to lend support, [...]

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Earlier this year, Joe Bob Briggs made his triumphant return to television with The Last Drive-In on AMC's Shudder Network. Guess what? He's here to stay. Joe Bob recently followed up his epic 24-hour horror marathon, which famously crashed Shudder's streaming service, with his Dinners of Death Thanksgiving special. Next, Joe Bob will share...

"The universe demands balance. For there to be life, there must be death." Cinedigm has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller film titled The Final Wish, which just premiered at the Screamfest Film Festival earlier this fall. The film is about a man who returns home after the death of his father, to help his grief-stricken mother and to confront his past. While going through his dad's belongings, he comes across a mysterious item that is more than it seems. That's the only plot details provided, and this trailer doesn't help explain anything. The Final Wish stars horror iconic Lin Shaye, along with Michael Welch, Melissa Bolona, Tony Todd, Spencer Locke, and Kaiwi Lyman. Unfortunately this film looks like yet another derivative, repetitive supernatural horror without much of anything new to offer the genre. Check it anyway. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Timothy Woodward Jr's The Final Wish,...

After having its premiere at the Screamfest Film Festival this past October, Cinedigm announced they will release the Timothy Woodard Jr.-directed The Final Wish on January 24, 2019. The film was written by Jeffrey Reddick, the creator of Final Destination, with Jonathan Doyle and William Halfon. The Final Wish reunites Jeffrey Reddick and Tony Todd for the first time since Final Destination. It also reunites Lin […]...

The Final Wish is a Gothic tale from director Timothy Woodward Jr. (Gnome Alone). Written by Jeffrey Reddick and William Halfon, the film recently had its World Premiere at La's Screamfest Film Festival, in October. This title was also just picked up by Cinedigm Entertainment Group for a release on Digital platforms, in the United States. The Final Wish involves a struggling lawyer who returns to his home. Determined to face his demons, Aaron (Michael Welch) discovers an ancient urn and learns of its dark promises. A trailer is now available for this indie horror title. The Final Wish has been reviewed by a few critics. Heather Wixson, of the Daily Dead, says of the story: "I liked The Final Wish as it does a good job of mixing up expectations while treading some very familiar territory story-wise." The film blends the ordinary with the extraordinary. Wixson also mentions some...

After having its premiere at the Screamfest Film Festival this past October, Cinedigm announced they will release the Timothy Woodard Jr.-directed The Final Wish on January 24, 2019, Bloody Disgusting learned. The film was written by Jeffrey Reddick, the creator of Final Destination, with Jonathan Doyle and William Halfon. The movie reunites Jeffrey Reddick and Tony Todd for the first time since Final Destination. […]...

“Careful what you wish for” never had more dire circumstances than in The Final Wish, the new film from the creator of the Final Destination franchise. And now you can attend our free screening in New York City! Dread Central will be hosting an East Coast premiere of The Final Wish on Tuesday, January 8 at Brooklyn’s […] The post Dread Central to Host The Final Wish Free Screening in NYC Jan. 8th appeared first on Dread Central.

Exclusive: Cinedigm has acquired North American distribution rights to The Final Wish, the Timothy Woodward Jr-directed horror film starring Lin Shaye and penned by Final Destination franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick. An early 2019 theatrical release is planned.

Produced by Status Media & Entertainment, the film, which premiered earlier this year at Los Angeles’ Screamfest Horror Film Festival, follows a young man (Michael Welch), struggling in his life and career, who returns home to his devastated mother (Shaye) following the passing of his father, an antiques collector.

Once home, he encounters a run of good luck but can’t shake the feeling that there is something sinister at work, and these events may be tied to a mysterious antiquity that, legend has it, grants wishes but kills and steals souls in return. Spencer Locke, Melissa Bolona and Tony Todd also star.

Woodward Jr produced the film with Lauren de Normandie, Johnny Cleveland,...